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e II. PUBLIC HEARING: CODE AMENDMENTS CONCERNING ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow gave the staff report. Animal control regulations of the City were changed significantly last year, partly in an effort to begin controlling dangerous dogs. The amendments presently under consideration would make the program operate more effectively by alloWing for immediate care of litters, providing discretion on the euthanasia of healthy animals, increasing the fee for an unaltered dog, creating a handling fee for unwanted animals, clarifying responsibility for euthanasia of severely injured animals, and authoriZing a multi-year license. Mr. Whitlow said he anticipated that multi-year licensing could help reduce administrative costs without decreasing the animal control license revenue. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. There being no requests to speak, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. CB 4110--An ordinance concerning animal control regulations; amending Sections 4.330, 4.335, 4.340, 4.350, 4.385, 4.395, 4.420, and 4.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and declaring an emergency. CB 4111--An ordinance concerning dog license fees and terms; amending Section 4.395 of the Eugene Code, 1971; and providing an effective date. e Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bills, with unanimous consent of the council, be read the second time by council bill numbers only, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Council Bills 4110 and 4111 were read the second time by council bill number only. Ms. Bascom moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, that the bills be approved and given final passage. Ro 11 ca 11 vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bills were declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19587 and Ordinance No. 19588). III. PUBLIC HEARING: CODE AMENDMENT CONCERNING THE SIGN CODE City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the item. He said the amendment would allow the City to take advantage of a change in State law that would provide for an entrance sign to the community. When the interim sign code was adopted, a provision which exempted public signs from the requirements of the code was inadvertently omitted. The proposed amendment would add a section to the interim sign code exempting public signs from all of the requirements of the code except those pertaining to construction and safety and would e MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 12, 1988 Page 2